Tourists during the holiday season are in an adventurous mood, so the hotels and restaurants offer a variety of delicacies ranging from south Indian snacks to Tibetan momos and north Indian food as well as some bakeries. You can also get a basic cheap meal no frills hot meals. Several cafes around the Mall also serve a continental breakfast of hot porridge, pancakes and toast with jam. Roadside stalls selling tea and omelettes are popular too. Although new places keep cropping up, some of the names that have become familiar are:

This is a lovely eatery in the main market run by a gentleman who came to Manali from Bengal many years back and never went back. The Trout fish is very famous here.

The Banon’s lodge just next to Sagar Resort has a grand bar which is operational till wee hours of the morning.

This is a must see during the journey of Manali. It is situated in the Old Manali village and is built in the style of the old ancient Manali home structures. The seating arrangements are on the floor. It is a great place to get the “munchies” after smoking a joint with the local “baba” and watching the sun go down on the mountain peaks.

These are run by some settlers who came to the valley and never went back. They have delicious breads and pastries of some unusual flavors. One cannot afford to miss the chocolate brownies and apple pies.